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Gaels can’t stop Webster City

WEBSTER CITY — The St. Edmond baseball team dropped a North Central Conference doubleheader to Webster City here Tuesday night. Scores were 4-1 and 8-0. In the opener, the Lynx erased an early 1-0 deficit, tying it in the third before scoring another run in the fourth and two in the fifth. Braylon Dyvig went six-plus, allowing just two hits with eight strikeouts and four walks. The lone run scored by St. Edmond was unearned. Matthew Tesdahl had two hits with a double, Aiden Hrnicek drove in two, scored a run, reached base three times and had a double, and Alex Staley added an ...

Birdsell in sixth at state golf

WATERLOO — Cade Birdsell positioned himself nicely here Tuesday at the opening round of the Class 3A boys state golf tournament. Birdsell, a junior from Humboldt, carded a round of 2-over 74 and sits in a tie for sixth from Gates Park Golf Course. Nevada’s Patrick Rodgers, the defending state champion, is atop the leaderboard after his 3-under day. Jaizik Miller of Spirit Lake posted a 1-under and Jamin Colvin of Ballard is at even-par. Birdsell had three birdies during a four-hole stretch on the back, shooting a 2-under 34 for that nine. He also had a birdie on the front. At ...

MEMORABLE FINISH

DES MOINES — The 2026 track and field season was one to remember for the Southeast Valley boys program. Not only did they claim the first state championship in school history, they had the highest placing relays in a Jaguar track uniform during the Class 2A portion of the meet from Drake ...

MEDAL RUN

DES MOINES — One final race was all Noah Daniel needed to complete his incredible Fort Dodge athletics career. Daniel, who will head to Iowa City and join the University of Iowa football program in the fall, earned his first state track and field medal here Saturday in the Class 4A ...

Gaels roll in ranked showdown

The youthful St. Edmond softball team showed plenty of poise here Monday night at Rogers Park. After spotting No. 7 (Class 1A) Newell-Fonda a four-run lead, the eighth-ranked Gaels rallied, scoring 10 unanswered to secure a 13-5 victory in six innings. Senior Faith Shirbroun blasted a solo ...

Dodgers can’t stop Indianola

The final score didn’t tell the entire story of No. 6 (Class 4A) Indianola’s 12-3 victory over the Fort Dodge baseball team on Memorial Day at McNeil Field. FDSH head coach Blake Utley felt like the game served as an early reminder both of how close his Dodgers are, and also, the little things that currently separate a ranked squad from his ballclub. The visiting Indians (5-0 overall) plated six runs in the seventh inning to pull away and remain unbeaten. It was the first loss for Fort Dodge (4-1), which did plenty right but couldn’t close the door and finish frames against a ...